The first three weeks of Silicon Valley's relationship with President Donald Trump have been marked by conflict and near-constant apprehension, primarily due to the president's position on immigration policies that most tech firms vehemently oppose. As the battle over borders wages on in court, however, the two sides appear poised to find more agreeable ground over enforcement of existing labor laws.

The San Francisco branch of the federal Department of Labor has ramped up its enforcement of antidiscrimination laws in recent months, filing a series of legal actions against large tech firms including Google, Oracle and Palantir, the data-mining firm cofounded by vocal Trump supporter Peter Thiel. But legal experts say the aggressive approach--somewhat unusual for a department that hasn't had many notable battles with Silicon Valley--is likely to come to an end under Trump. "I have a feeling that the level of action is about to slow way down," said David Kurtz, an attorney at the labor and employment firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. Kurtz said the recent cases filed under former President Barack Obama's administration were brought "expecting continuity" under Hillary Clinton.

With Trump in the White House, the Labor Department may take a softer stance on antidiscrimination efforts in a tech industry that has struggled with diversity. Trump's pick to run the Labor Department, Andrew Puzder, whose confirmation hearing has repeatedly been postponed, is due before a Senate committee on Feb. 16. If he's confirmed, employment lawyers say subtle changes in the way cases are handled could quickly follow. "Will the Trump administration go after Peter Thiel and continue a case like [the one against Palantir]? Or will it suddenly be settled once the new administration is in place?" Kurtz said. "I have a funny feeling there will be discussions, and this case will be worked out" with a settlement.

Combined, the three firms stand to lose hundreds of millions in government contracts should they lose the lawsuits. None of the cases have been resolved yet; all three were filed in the Office of Administrative Law Judges. Jose Carnevali, a spokesman for the Labor Department, declined to comment, citing the ongoing nature of the cases. Carnevali was unable to identify any other recent cases filed by the department against large tech firms.

An Oracle spokeswoman said the government's case against the company was "politically motivated" and "wholly without merit." Oracle "values diversity and inclusion, and is a responsible equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Our hiring and pay decisions are non-discriminatory and made based on legitimate business factors including experience and merit," company spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said in a statement shortly after the suit was filed. She did not return requests for comment for this story.

A Palantir spokeswoman also declined to comment for this story. A spokesman for Google did as well, pointing to a previous statement released by the company that said the government's requests were "over-broad in scope, or reveal confidential data."

Historically, antidiscrimination in Silicon Valley "isn’t an area where you’ve seen a lot of enforcement action," said David Oppenheimer, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley who has taught employment law for 35 years. While the stakes for all three companies are high--the worst case scenario for the firms would be being barred from future government contracts altogether, sometimes referred to as the "administrative law death penalty"--Oppenheimer expects cases like the one against Palantir to settle. If a settlement is reached, he said the damage to a company's reputation from the case would be minimal. "The negative publicity for being sued like this, unless it’s a harassment case with some really horrific facts ... I’m not sure there’s much public [backlash]," Oppenheimer said. "I’d be surprised if this significantly affected their reputation."

In addition to Thiel's deep ties to Palantir, Trump has allies at other companies currently being sued by the Labor Department, including Oracle CEO Safra Catz, who served on the president's transition team. Trump also met privately with Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, though Schmidt later reportedly told employees he was concerned that Trump's administration was “going to do these evil things as they’ve done in the immigration area and perhaps some others.”

For his part, Kurtz said a key component of the Labor Department under Trump will be to simply "let companies exist, without all of this legislation and restrictions," adding that antidiscrimination efforts would likely take a backseat to other initiatives. "There will probably be a belief that going after companies for issues like these is not worthwhile."

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